Heart in Orbit Album

Cam Wilson

Wild Hearts

Hold on to your favorite memories of yourself and loved ones in this beautiful handmade copper photo album. An image of a raised heart in orbit graces the front cover, while space for 24 4x6 photos awaits inside. Warm, unique and handmade with love by artist
Cam Wilson. Handmade in San Francisco.

Cam Wilson

Patina is the process of using a torch to produce a film on the metal through oxidation, which creates a weathered look.

His copper albums are warm and industrial, and one can sense the craftsmanship and love that goes into them. Wilson loves working with and forming metal, especially copper.

The process of using a torch is frustrating, he says, but it is the most rewarding part of his work. He loves the depth and painterly quality that develops from it. But by far the best part of his job is that he can spend every day working in the studio with his dogs.

Wilson was born in Palo Alto, CA, but has lived in San Francisco for the last 26 years. He splits his work between a ranch in Santa Rosa, where he does the torch work, and the three levels of a crumbling San Francisco Victorian in the lower Haight district where the assembly takes place.

He has a BA in Video Art from the California College of Art in Oakland, CA, and says if he weren't an artist he would be a video engineer.

Some of his first works were large metal sculptures made of old Cadillacs--but his current work developed after working with a jeweler and practicing with those types of tools and materials.

Wilson began using salvaged metal from a scrap yard, but now buys copper by the half-ton from a distributor. He uses recycled motorcycle inner tubes for the hinges.

HandmadeMade in the USA

Made from

copper,
acid free paper

Measurements

6.5" L x 6" W x .25" D

Notes

Contains 12 sleeves for 24 photos

Item ID

17720

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Please note: Heart in Orbit Album has been discontinued. When it sells out, it will no longer be available.

This photo albums holds 24 landscape-oriented pictures. For some reason, I was expecting portrait-oriented, but it turned out okay. It is well-made and unique. I feel like I got it straight out of the artist's hands in San Francisco!

Was this a gift?:

Yes

Who was the recipient of this product?:

Other

For what occasion did you purchase this product?:

Anniversary

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend

Merchant response:We love that you feel that way about your Heart in Orbit album. That's exactly what we at UncommonGoods are all about, connecting artists with people who love their work! Thanks for letting us know.

Please dont pay [$] for this..It is very thin and small, and it doesnt look as pretty as I thought in the picture...huge disappointment.....

Was this a gift?:

No

Bottom LineNo, I would not recommend this to a friend

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I bought this for my sister in law and her fiance. They travel a lot and thought this would stand out than the usual photo albums. They absolutely loved it and the design. The copper is so unique and grabs everyone's attention right away. If you want your pictures to stand out, then this is the album for you.

Liked the design best. Saw "40th" as one of the choices, and thought I'd get it for my parents upcoming 40th Anniversary. Only the Heart in Orbit is better because they were married the same time we landed on the moon - 1969 - and our theme for their celebration is "Out-of-this-World Love"